Former President of the Maldives and opposition leader Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom has joined Twitter.
The former president posted his first tweet at 7:17 pm on Wednesday night. In this tweet, he wrote 'In the name of Allah' in Arabic. The tweet was followed by another tweet that said he was proud to be a Maldivian. A Maldivian flag was attached to the tweet.
This is the first time President Yameen is using a personal Twitter account. His party, the Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM), has confirmed the account is his.
Yameen's handle currently only follows PPM's official Twitter account.
Yameen has signed up to Twitter while he leads a campaign to drive out Indian military personnel stationed in the Maldives. The campaign has been gaining momentum over the last months, and President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih recently issued a Presidential Decree classifying the movement as a threat to national security.
